telephone receiver; stethoscope
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
telephone receiver; earpiece
Refers to the part of a telephone that you hold to your ear to listen. In modern usage, also refers to the speaker mode of mobile phones (听筒模式 vs 免提模式).
Please pick up the receiver; I have good news to tell you.
The phone earpiece is too quiet for me to hear clearly.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
The receiver of this old-fashioned telephone is very heavy.
noun
stethoscope
Medical instrument used by doctors to listen to internal sounds of a patient's body, such as heart or lung sounds. More commonly called 听诊器 in modern medical contexts, but 听筒 is still used, especially in older literature or casual speech.
The doctor picked up the stethoscope and began examining the patient.
Place the stethoscope on your chest and let me listen to your heartbeat.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
This kind of old-fashioned stethoscope is rarely seen nowadays.